The latest issue of the official Early Years magazine, published for the Deoartment for Children, Schools and Families, features a fathers' support worker who recently trained with Massage for Babies.
Sam Godden teaches baby massage to parents as part of ithe Baby Explorers course for the Canterbury and District Early Years Project. Along with colleagues from other childrens' centres in Kent, Sam trained with Massage for Babies early in 2009.
Baby massage, says Sam, can help foster a more confident mother- or father-baby relationship. "It's an excellent way to connect with the baby and helps with things like colic, cradle cap and trapped wind." Massage also teaches positive touch, develops body awareness and co-ordination and provides sensory stimulation.
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